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Solstice marks longest day of the year, start of summer

Sunday, June 21, 2009

By Jeff Wilkin (Contact)
Gazette Reporter

For the sun, it’s the big day out.
Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and the beginning of summer on the Gregorian calendar. Some will greet the great day with celebrations; others may just be interested in all of the scientific facts under the sun....

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